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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-19
cay Personals.

Miss Nav $. Eaton of Boston is visiting
her friend Miss Lou Qunby.
Mr. p. C. Deliver and Charlie Deliver
departed for San Diego, CAL, Thursday
night.
Miss Davies of Portland, who has been
visiting at Mr.. James Bridges, retained
home Yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-19

Beck & Townsend's store front appears in
a new coat of paint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-19
Difb.

In HaIlovell, Feb. is. Frederick g. Copp. aged q
years, 10 months.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Jealous Mans Deed.

John Snyder, about 80 years old and a
farmer of Bushnell township, MOntcalm
county, is in jail in Stanton, charged with
numbering his wife Saturday morning,
April 30. No stir had been noticed about
the premises Saturday and the suspicion
of the neighbors was aroused and an in
vestgation ensued.
Mrs. Snyder was found dead in bed with
her head crushed in as though with an AK.
Snyder was traced by blood from the house
to the woods. He afterwards appeared at
a farm house in the vicinity with his throat
gashed i'm several places. He had evil
IDENTIFY attempted suicide, and from loss of
blood is so weak that he is confined to his
bed. He has acted strangely for some
time past and Is thought to be insane, and
there had been some talk of taking steps
to send him to the asylum, but he was not
violent and was therefore left at home.
The couple lived in log house on q
corner of his fathers farm, and they had
two children, the youngest, baby, being
found in the bed with its mother and
drabbled With her blood. The other was
In crib near the bed, and both were cry
ing from loneliness and vague and child
sh sense of terror.
There are rumors, not very Ineligible or
reasonable, that the couple had quarreled
heretofore, through jealousy on the hus-
bands part, but there is novel; established
grounds for the statement, and it is far
more likely that it was the freak of a mad
man. The couple had always been re-
spected by their neighbOrs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Anger Issues An Order.

Adjt.- Gen. Anger has issued general
order No. IS, naming August IL to Is in
elusive as the time and Island Lake as the
place for the encampment of state troops.
The entire staff OF the commander-i in chief
will be present, If possible, during the en-
campment, reporting for duty Friday
morning, August II. On the forenoon of
Monday, the 18th, the troops will be in
spected and reviewed by the commander
in-chief. On the recommendation of the
inspector general Coils. Geo. NJ. Devlin,
Evi J. Ensign, e. Crofton Fox and Geo.
s. Lockwood are hereby detailed as assist
ant inspectors general and will report for
special duty at the encampment on the
morning of the 18th to Brig. Gen. F. ID.
Newberry, inspector general. During the
whole term of duty the troops and camp
will be under the inspection and observa-
ton of an officer of the United States
army, who will be detailed by the war de-
partment for that purpose.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

A NIadman's Act.


A most horrible case of wife killing Is
reported from Bushnell township, Mont
calm county. John A. Snyder, a farmer,
aged 35 years, resided there in a log house
with his wife and two children. Some
time ago Snyder showed symptoms Of in
sanity and application was made to the
Judge of probate that he be sent to an asy-
lum, but as the asylums were all full and
Montcalm county already has patients
awaiting their turn, the application could
not be complied with, and, in consequence,
Snyder was allowed to remain at home,
although he showed no violent symptoms.
Saturday morning, April 80, he did not
appear at his work. and his brother Ed
ward, being suspicious that all was not
right, sent his seven-year old son to see
what was the matter. In short time the
boy came running back, breathless and
pale, apparently much frightened, and
said the floor was covered with blood.
Edward hurried over, and the sight that
met his eyes was most horrible one. On
the bed in little room lay the body of
Mrs. Snyder, still warm. Her skull was
broken in number of places. Blood had
spattered the bedding and walls and COW
cred the floor. A little 2-years-old child
lay ON the bed beside the murdered
mother, its hands covered with her blood.
Another child, 4-years old, was in a crib
near by, and both were screaming in ter
ror at the awful sight. Under the bed
lay an AK covered with blood. John Sny-
der could not be found and the neighbors
began search for him. About 10 o'clock
Snyder staggered into the house Of Mrs.
Foster, who lives about mile and half
north. Snyder's throat was cut and he
presented a horrible sight. Mrs. Foster
rang the farm bell and soon assistance was
at hand. Snyder was secured but made
no resistance, being quite weak from loss
of blood. A physician was summoned
who sewed up the wounds.
Snyder was taken to Stanton and lodged
in jail. lie was asked why he killed his
wife, but made no answer. There is no
doubt that he killed her, and il is thought
the deed was done during one of his in
sane attacks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

The bill of Mr.. Houk Of Oceana, appro-
pJiating S2O,0OO for monuments upon the
battlefield Of Gettysburg to mark the posi-
tions of Michigan troops In that most
noted of the battles Of the civil war. hi q
been placed upon the general order OF the
house. The committee on ways and means
are reluctant to recommend IL. One sec
tion of the bill requires the governor to
appoint a commission OF one officer and
one soldier from each of the regiments,
batteries or companies who took part in
the battle, viz, the First, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh, Sixteenth and Twenty
fourth Michigan Infantry, the First, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh Michigan Cavalry, the
Ninth Battery, Michigan Artillery, and
companies Z, i and n, of the First Regi-
ment of U. s. 81, and Company b, Second
Regiment of u. =. s., known as Berdan =
Michigan Sharp Shooters. The Gettysburg
memorial association is TO receive $40 U
OF the amount appropriated for the acqui-
sition, restoration and maintenance OF
important parts of the battle, including
construction, fencing and repair of ave-
nues and other improvements.
Representative Ogg measure prohibit
ing the use of scrip or store orders in the
paymen of wages of laborers in mines,
mills, shops or factories was brought up
the other morning and discussed. 1t receiv-
ed W votes, thus securing it's passage; but 1t
was discovered that the legal construc-
ton OF some OF the sections was imperfect,
and the vote was reconsidered and
it was referred to the judiciary commit
tee, who reported Immediately, and the
bill was again voted on, receiving is yea
votes. Hoagiin alone voting no. The
bill provides for the payment of wages in
the lawful money of the nit; d States.
The working men of the lumber and min
ing sections of the state have sun cred
much from store orders, and petitions
from almo every county of the state
have been received asking for its passage.
similar bill was introduced last session
by T. K. Barry, but died in the house.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

Hope college at Holland has 145 students
enrolled.
A conservatory of music is to be estab-
iished in Pontiac.
One hundred miners In Ironwood are on
a strike for back pay.
ii. w. Grenell has been commissioned
acting postmaster at Hudson.
Walter Cole of Coldwater gets seven
years In jackson for bribery.
William A. Moore, one of the oldest
residents OF st. Clair, is dead.
The iron on the Chicago, Kala mazoo&
Saginaw road, Is now being laid.
Ex-senator Ferry is lecturing In Cali
fOrnia on his travelsi in the Holy Land.
Richard Fockler of Owosso was found
dead In bed at the Wabash hotel In De-
troit on the cd inst.
Mrs. John Heisler of Huron was found
dead in bed the other day. Her death
was caused by drink.
Work has been resumed In the Detroit
mine near Negaunee which was flooded
about three weeks ago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

There is no prospect of the Burnside
statue and monument at Providence,
X. L., being ready for unwilling on
Decoration day, and July is now
mentioned as the probable date of that
interesting ceremony. The entire
statue has been cast and work on the
foundation is proceeding. There is
some satisfaction expressed at the post
ponement of the dedication-fr be-
cause veterans think Decoration Day
should not be devoted to honoring any
one especial man; and, second, because
the ceremony will revive popular in
terest in the Fourth of July, which for
some years has been on the wane.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Must Pay Duty.

The collector of customs ut Portland,
Me-, has presented question to the
treasury department involving the right OF
a resident of SherbroOke, Canada, who has
a contract for constructing twenty five
miles of railway across the state of Maine,
to bring in free of duty the tools and i'm.
plements he may require in the execution
of his contract, such as shovels, crowbars,
scrapers, wheel-barrows, etc. The treas
ury department has decided that Canadian
contractors on coming into the state must
pay duty on horses and tools.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Mr. Ruskin doesn't like BICYCLES.

Mr. Ruskin doesn't like bicycles. II
not only object" he says, "but am
quite prepared to spend all my best
lad language in reprobation of bi-tri
and 4-5-6 or 7-cycles, and every other
contrivance and invention for suppressed
ing human feet on Gods ground. To
walk, TO run, to leap and to dance are
the virtues of the human body, and
neither to stride on stills, wriggle on
wheels or dangle on ropes, and nothing
in the training Of the human mind with
the body will ever supersede the ap-
pointed Gods ways of slow walking
and hard working
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Storm In the II. L.

A terrific wind swept over the upper
peninsula the other afternoon, completely
prostrating telegraph and telephone wires
and doing great damage. At Ishpeming,
Houghton, Negaunee, Escanaba and all
through from Fort Howard to Iron River
and from Norway to Sault Ste. Marie,
communication was entirely destroyed.
Many buildings were unroofed, chimneys
demolished and railroad travel badly in
terrupted by fallen trees.
Men in the woods were terribly fright
ened. At Norway John Coleman was
killed by falling tree. At Quinnessee
the masonic hall and fremen's building
were demolished. At Iron Mountain great
damage was done to houses.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

There has recently been invented in
Paris small press which will enable
blind people not only to print the raised
characters which they are able to read
with their fingers, but also the ordinary
characters on the same sheet of paper
A system Of writing for blind people
has, of course, already been invented
by Braille, but it only permitted them
to communicate with each other, where
as the new mechanism enables them to
form letters which can be read by
everybody. Henceforward, therefore,
blind persons will be able to communi-
cate by letter with their friends, with
out being obliged to have recourse to
the assistance of others.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Among the treasures which the Hon,

Among the treasures which the Hon.
Elihu Il. Washburne desires to give
to the city of Chicago are many
valuable mementos of his career at
Paris, such as life-sized pictures of
Emperor William and Bismarck, which
they, in recognition of his humane
activity, presented to him with their
own hands pictures of Theirs, Gam
BETA, Lord Lyons, Benjamin Franklin
aud his own portrait, all the work Of
celebrated painters. In addition he
has many mementoes of the siege and
the domination of the commune in
Paris, such as manuscripts, public doc
uments, the autographs of many of the
most celebrated personages of Europe
and America, placards and proclama-
ton posters of the commune, photo
graphs of many celebrities, and silver
service valued at $4,000, presented to
him in Paris.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A ISir Scheme.

A member of he cigar makers interna.
tional union says that scheme Is being
considered by that body, which, If success
full, will will give the cigar III takers less
work and more pay, at the same time pro
viding consumers with good igars at g
minimum price. 1t is proposed that the
government loan the union $1,000, 900 for
period of Is years at 10 per cent. per an
mum, for cooperative purposes. If this is
done five immense factories will be erect
ed, one each in New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Richmond and Key West. 1t
is estimated that these factories would
employ Is, 900 cigar makers, q, 600 packers,
20, 900 shippers, 1000 clerks and 500 fore
men.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Greely's scheme.

Beginning May 0, Gen. Greedy, chief
signal service officer, will issue special
weekly bulletin with the view of prompt
ly placing before the public each Monday
morning reliable information relative IL
the climatic conditions in the agricultural
districts of the country. 1t is believed
that these bulletins, containing the def.
ciencies or excess relative to the tempera-
lures and rainfall during the growing sea
son, will serve as n reliable basis for de
termining the conditions favorable OF un'
favorable for the growing crop.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Canon Wilberforce. has arrived on q
visit to the United States. The emil
nent English clergyman is conspicuous
for his active interest in temperance
and other vital questions of the day.
Recently he was taken to task By his
bishop for preaching in Dissenter's
chapel, and the two waged vigorous
controversy over the matter. The court
of public opinion decided the case
strongly in his favor after hearing the
mastery arguments in favor of Chris
tian unity and the breaking down Of
sectarian barriers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A wornan's Made Act.

The wife of Charles Martin, a milkman
living near Grand Rapids, fed their two
children, one aged three years and the
other nine months, 'Rough on Rates, "
and then took big dose herself. The
oldest child died before a physician ar
rived from the city, and the woman ex-
pired few hours later in terrible agony.
The doctors think they can save the life
of the baby. The couple have not lived
happily for some time, and the woman
had often threatened 10 kill herself. She
was undoubtedly insane when the rash act
was committed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Shaking the TEXANS.

A shock of earthquake was plainly felt
in FL Paso, Texas, on the afternoon of
May 4, which lasted about two minutes.
1t was perceptible in every portion of the
city. For probably two minutes proceed
ing the shock many persons recognized a
distinct and offensive smell of sulphur,
and when the shock came the earth trern-
bled and many articles hanging on walls
oscillated to and fro, and some fell to the
floor. The plastering fell from the front
and ceilings of many dwellings.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
IN MINE AND TUNNEL.


A terrible explosion occurred i'm No. l
shaft of the Victoria coal company's mine
at Victoria, Il. c.. on the night of May 4.
One hundred and fifty men are believed
to have been in the mine. AT midnight
twelve bodies had been recovered. Some
were dead and others seriously or fatally
burned. There is little hope of rescuing
alive any of those yet in the mine. A
rescuing party went down, but owing to
the black damp were unable to do any
thing. 5. Hudson, one of the rescuing
party, died shortly after coming out. The
mine is now on fire.
Men working on the Goodwater extern
sion of the Georgia Central railroad bring
the news of fearful accident ON that
road in the Coosa tunnel. One white man
and seventeen Negroes were at work in the
tunnel when blast prematurely exploded
with the terrific force and thirteen out of
the eighteen men were killed. Five bodies
have been recovered. The white man
eScaped death
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

A place on earth has been found,
where taxes arc unknown. 1t is ter
ritory bordering on the northern line of
Lincoln county, Me-, called "Hibbert's
Gorge" 1t contains 33I acres of land
and ten flourishing families. II is
bounded by the lines of three counties,
Knox, Lincoln and Waldo, but is not
claimed by either. The inhabitants do
not maintain municipal organization
and cannot vote for president, governor.
member of the Legislature or town of
ticers, but they are contented with their
lot, have fine farms and good roads,
their pork barrels and potato bins are
open to each other, and they do not
care snap about politics. This COM
munity comes as near having n Utopia
as community ever did-a little nearer
than the Sinaloan colonists came 10 it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Lays Down the Mitre.

The Right Rev. Caspar ii. Borgess.,
Bishop of the Diocese of Detroit, has re-
signed the mitre, his resignation having
been accepted in message received on the
I'd inst, at the Episcopal residence from
Rome, and an administrator will soon be
appointed to discharge his important
functions. Who the administrator will be
is not at present known, although ii Is
very probable that Vicar-General Hen
neart will be appointed In that capacity.
The reasons for the Bishops voluntary
resignation are known only TO himself
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Another Bender Heard From.

1t is now believed DIR. Charles Bruii
who committed suicide In the Jail at
Dodgeville, Wis, while waiting examina-
ton on the charge of numbering his wife.
was one of the notorious Bender family of
Kansas. The Bender family, it will be
remembered, consisted of old John Ben
John and Kate John was "a years old at
the time Of the discovery of their crimes
and their flight from Kansas. 1t is be-
lieved that DIR. Charles Bruil was none
other than John Bender jr.. and that UNI
able TO conceal his identity from his wives
as soon as it became apparent TO him that
they knew anything of his identity and
former life, he murdered them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
No Intoxicants In Alaska.

The president has issued an executive
order concerning the importation OF intoxi-
eating liquors and breech-loading rifles
and ammunition into the Territory OF
Alaska. The order prescrlbes a set of
regulations for this purpose. The impor-
tation of intoxicating liquors is forbidden,
except upon permit from a customs officer
at the port of destination, who shall first
be satisfied that the liquors are needed for
sacramental, medicinal or scientific pur-
poses. The importation of breech-loading
rifles is also prohibited, except where in
tended for the personal use of white set
tiers and temporary visitors not traders.
The masters of vessels going into Alaskan
waters, If they carry such weapons, or
liquors, are required to take out special
manifests or give bonds to prevent illegal
traffic in them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

George Sand writing of Storm eff
fects on mentality" says: "Once, as an
experiment, planned two novels, to
De worked on simultaneously. The
one plot was shaped during stormy
period and the other during brief
season of sunshine and summer glory
which Immediately followed. Whenever
ii was stormy, worked upon the storm
planned novel; and whenever the
weather was bright, worked upon the
othe-. In each instance, | wholly sur
rendered myself 10 the moods which
the weather stirred up within me, and
made no effort to shake off the good
cheer of the one or the dependency
with which the other encompassed me.
As result, the novel upon which was
settled no shadow of the storm-taint
was cheerful and good humored; but
the other was so bitter, mournful and
vindictive, that never printed it,"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
THIRTY-ElvE LOST.
A Collision Causes Panic. with Fatal
Results.

The steamer La Champagne, which
sailed from Havre Sunday morning, May
8, for New York, and which afterward re-
turned, having been in collision, was run
into by the steamer Vile de Rio. The
latter steamer sank, but her crew and pas
sengers were saved. The collision caused
a panic among the Italians on board the
Champagne, who made a rush for the life
boat and caused ii TO capsize, thirty live
of them being drowned, In addition To
three sailors who had tried to prevent the
rush. The steamer Vile de Bordeaux
rescued fifteen Italians clinging to the cap
sized lifebOat.
The collision took place about noon In
fog. The shock was so violent that the
Champagne was thrown almost completely
over the starboard beam. A wide hole
two yards long was opened In the larboard
side near the poop, just above the water
mark. The captain, finding it impossible
to return to Havre, ran the steamer
aground ON sandy beach in order TO save
the lives aboard.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Important.

When you visit or leave New York City
have baggage, expressage, and % carriage
hire, and stop at the GRAND UNION HOTEL
opposite Grand Central Depot.
6l5 rooms, fitted up at the cost or one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day
European plan. Elevator. Restauran
supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages
and elevated railroad to all depots. Fami-
lies can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other
frst-class hotel In this city.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Wants 100000.

Among the victims of collision a,
Youngstown, Ohio, last February, in
which freight train crashed through into
street car at crossing was DIR. VIM. j.
Whelan, Il surgeon, who had large prac-
tice. After lowering between life and
death for month he recovered, but will
be cripple for life. DR.. Whelan has com
menced a damage suit against the New
York, Lake Erie d Western railroad and
the Youngstown street railroad TO,
500, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

What is thought to be the shortest
courtship and quickest marriage on
record, has just taken place at Gree n
River City, N. M. Frank Tracy went
into restaurant for supper, where he
was tainted by one of the Mattresses at
being bachelor. He at once proposed,
and within thirty minutes Miss Han.
nah Wilson and Frank Tracy were man
and wife.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
MANY perishefl.

Advices from Portland, Oregon, on the
sth inst, says: The total number Of per-
SONS known to have persisted in the mine
disaster at Nanamo is 1s9, of whom 80
were Chinese and 107 whites. More than
half the white men leave families.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Cornelius Vanderbilt's four sons are the
editors, proprietors, printers and publish
ers Of lively amateur paper called the
Comet. 1t appears monthly, and thrill
ing serial called "a Narrow Escape" was
begun In the March number.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Grows Larger.

During the month of April there were
800 pension certificates issued, classified
as follows: Original pensions, 5,543; in
crease pensions, 5,347; Mexican PENSIONS
500. This is said to be the largest num-
Der issued in any one month in the history
of the bureau.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Fotheringham Hits Back.

Messenger Fotheringham, who was
charged with completely I'm the express
robbery, has commenced a suit against
the Adams express company for 500, 900
damages.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Monument to Lafayette

The committee appointed to select de.
sign for monument to Lafayette have de-
cided in favor of model submitted jointly
by Messrs. Salgviere and Merci, and Will
correspond with the sculptors to secure
some notifications.